Higher Ground Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and the Rise and Fall of American Soul

Name: Higher Ground Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and the Rise and Fall of American Soul
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ISBN: 9780609609934

ISBN-10: 0609609939

ISBN-13: 9780609609934

Edition: 2004

Authors: Craig Werner

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DESCRIPTION -Story Locale: Detroit, Chicago At the heart of American-and specifically African American-culture is the matter of soul: that elusive concept that unites God and sensuality; community and consciousness. Soul has most forcefully expressed itself in the music that bears its name, music that grew out of the hopes and depths of mid-century America's freedom movements to bear witness to the possibilities of com- munity and personal redemption. HIGHER GROUND tells the story of American soul through the lives of three central figures in mid-century soul music and American culture: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Curtis Mayfield. The story follows the trio from their southern roots…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/9/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.264
Language: English



Introduction: "Moving On Up": Soul Music and the Gospel Vision


"There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood": The Roots of the Gospel Vision


"Keep On Pushing": The Soul of the Freedom Movement


"Spirit in the Dark": Music and the Powers of Blackness


Songs in the Key of Life: The Gospel Vision in Changing Times


"Who's Zoomin's Who?": Megastars, Monuments, Elders


A Note on Sources


Notes


Discography


Recommended Compilations


Index